Mississippi micro-market
Healthcare practice financing in Brookhaven, Mississippi
Direct answer
A Brookhaven file is read against 158 local clinicians, 135.6 for every 10,000 of its 11,654 residents, 14 percent of them in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, plus the 0 SBA healthcare approvals worth $0 already recorded in Lincoln County, 53 miles from Jackson, MS.
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- Population: 11,654 residents (10K-25K band)1
- Healthcare providers registered here: 158 across 27 fields2
- Median household income: $36,2693
- Largest provider field: Physical, occupational, and speech therapy: 22 registered providers2
- Medicare-certified providers in town: 7 across 3 categories4
- Nearest metro: Jackson, MS, 53 miles1
What NPPES records at Brookhaven addresses
Counted at the town's own addresses: 158 providers, 27 fields, 135.6 clinicians per 10,000 of the 11,654 residents here
| Specialty | Enumerated clinicians | Density per 10,000 | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy | 22 | 18.9 | NPPES [2] |
| General dentistry | 13 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Independent pharmacy | 13 | 11.2 | NPPES [2] |
| Behavioral and mental health group practices | 12 | 10.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Primary care and family medicine | 11 | 9.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Specialty physician groups | 11 | 9.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Optometry and ophthalmology | 10 | 8.6 | NPPES [2] |
| DME and HME suppliers | 9 | 7.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Hospice and palliative | 7 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Skilled nursing, assisted living, and memory care | 7 | 6.0 | NPPES [2] |
| Home health | 6 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Chiropractic | 6 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Non-medical home care | 6 | 5.1 | NPPES [2] |
| Telehealth and virtual clinics | 5 | 4.3 | NPPES [2] |
| Dental specialties | 4 | 3.4 | NPPES [2] |
| Podiatry | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| ABA and autism therapy | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Ketamine, TMS, and interventional psychiatry | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dialysis and infusion centers | 2 | 1.7 | NPPES [2] |
| Dermatology | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| ASCs and OBLs | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Sleep centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Pain management and interventional | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| NEMT and ambulance | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Audiology and hearing centers | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Med spa and aesthetics | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Occupational health and drug testing | 1 | 0.9 | NPPES [2] |
| Medical equipment suppliers | 7 | CMS [4] | |
| Hospice providers | 5 | CMS [4] | |
| Dialysis facilities | 1 | CMS [4] | |
| Home health agencies | 1 | CMS [4] |
Several of the 22 physical, occupational, and speech therapy enumerations can belong to one practice, so the column counts clinicians rather than businesses or owners
The lending record behind Brookhaven
The county file holds 0 healthcare approvals, which is a thin comparable set for anyone pricing collateral
| Measure | Published figure | What sits behind it |
|---|---|---|
| Approvals on record | 0 | Counted for the fiscal year the SBA publishes [5] |
| Total approved capital | $0 | Everything approved to healthcare borrowers, added up [5] |
| Mean deal size | No approvals recorded | The dollar column over the approval column [5] |
| Lenders sited in the county | 38 | Places that write credit locally, NAICS 522 [6] |
The consequence of these numbers
A file from here opens on 135.6 providers per 10,000 residents, and everything about volume follows from it. Lincoln County has 0 approvals to compare against, so plan for extra appraisal time and a conservative valuation. A $36,269 median household income here sets the ceiling on what an elective or cash-pay line can be expected to carry.
The programs this provider mix points at
- Practice acquisition
- Startup and de novo
- Expansion, relocation, and build-out
- Working capital term loan
- Equipment financing and leasing
Built from what is enumerated here rather than from a national list, so a field with no presence in Brookhaven does not appear. Availability is still a Mississippi question.
The first pages of a Brookhaven file
What a funder opens first depends on the field. In Brookhaven that means physical, occupational, and speech therapy, general dentistry, independent pharmacy.
| Specialty | Read first in underwriting | Why the money is usually needed |
|---|---|---|
| Physical, occupational, and speech therapy (22) | Visits per case, Referral source concentration, Payer mix and authorization rules | Startup or expansion clinic |
| General dentistry (13) | Three years of collections history, Hygiene as a share of collections, Overhead ratio and owner add-backs | Acquisition of an established practice |
| Independent pharmacy (13) | Script count and file retention, Gross margin after direct and indirect remuneration, Wholesaler terms against reimbursement timing | Acquisition of the business or the prescription files |
The first column is Brookhaven's own NPPES count. The rest is how the field is generally underwritten, whether the address is Brookhaven or anywhere else.
Brookhaven against nearby Mississippi markets
Density is the number that moves an appraisal: 135.6 per 10,000 here
| Town | Residents | Providers | Per 10,000 | Miles away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookhaven (current) | 11,654 | 158 | 135.6 | |
| McComb | 11,762 | 289 | 245.7 | 23 |
| Byram | 12,656 | 108 | 85.3 | 43 |
| Pearl | 28,458 | 111 | 39.0 | 52 |
| Clinton | 26,617 | 223 | 83.8 | 54 |
| Brandon | 25,870 | 367 | 141.9 | 55 |
| Natchez | 14,233 | 224 | 157.4 | 55 |
What the geography does to a Brookhaven projection
53 miles separate Brookhaven from Jackson, MS. Rent comparables cross that gap; patients mostly do not. At $36,269 median household income, the elective and cash-pay share of a projection is the line that gets tested first. The Medicare-certified hospital in Brookhaven sets the local wage floor before you hire against it. Brookhaven is the Lincoln County seat, so county employment steadies the payer mix.
Nearby Mississippi towns
What owners in Brookhaven ask
01How many providers practice in Brookhaven, and in what?
158 enumerations sit at Brookhaven addresses in the monthly NPPES file, working out to 135.6 for every 10,000 residents. 14 percent of them are physical, occupational, and speech therapy, and general dentistry follows with 13. An enumeration is a clinician, so the 158 here cover fewer than 158 practices.
02What does Lincoln County's shortage designation change?
HRSA designates Lincoln County for primary care, dental, mental health. That opens loan repayment programs for clinicians recruited into Brookhaven and evidences a staffing ramp in a 11,654 resident market.
03Why does Lincoln County show so little SBA activity?
Lincoln County shows 0 approvals in the SBA healthcare file, which means an appraiser reaches outside the county for comparables. Few sales, not weak credit, is the usual reason. 38 lending establishments operate locally.
04How does the hospital in Brookhaven affect a practice file?
A Medicare-certified hospital operates in the town, which gives referral flow, a call schedule, and a clinical labor pool a funder can verify. 7 Medicare-certified providers are located here in total. It also sets the wage floor behind every hire in a 135.6 per 10,000 market.
05Which fields carry the volume in Brookhaven?
Volume concentrates in physical, occupational, and speech therapy, 22 of them, ahead of general dentistry at 13, across 27 fields. A thin second field usually means a longer search for staff than a pro forma allows for.
06Is Brookhaven underwritten as part of Jackson, MS?
Comparables and demand split at 53 miles. An appraiser prices the lease and the equipment off Jackson, MS; the revenue line has to hold up against 11,654 local residents.
Sources
- 1U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates, vintage 2024
- 2CMS NPPES, monthly full replacement file
- 3U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year 2023, table B19013
- 4CMS Care Compare provider datasets
- 5U.S. Small Business Administration, 7(a) and 504 approvals
- 6U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022
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